2023 Mercedes-AMG | Petronas F1 Team

[f1jcw]

From their social media they seem to have some confidence

[Venturiation]

From their social media they seem to have some confidence

With this?

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From their social media they seem to have some confidence

There was confidence in the run-up to 2022 too. I distinctly remember posts last year extrapolating Allison's confident statements on their YouTube channel as testimony that the W13 was going to be a monster..

[AR3-GP]

If Lewis gets sick and he fills in ans beats George and the other young guns like Max and LeClerc.

What are the chances of another tyre mix-up in that scenario?

Well George would be ahead, so I can't imagine it.

[ringo]

If Lewis gets sick and he fills in ans beats George and the other young guns like Max and LeClerc.

What are the chances of another tyre mix-up in that scenario?

I think Mick has pace when at his best. He just has very basic race craft. Maybe the new team can put some resources into sharpening him up. For him to be an F2 champion, he has to have something going for him outside of having the best setup car. Don't get me wrong, I know Russel is better, but these guys are humans. Some will have off days and some will have unbeatable days.

Mercedes put out a cheeky little 3d animated meme on the social media as if to say the W14 is going to scare everyone. They seem very confident in what they have worked on. The lack of humility is suggestive.

[Holm86]

If Lewis gets sick and he fills in ans beats George and the other young guns like Max and LeClerc.

What are the chances of another tyre mix-up in that scenario?

I think Mick has pace when at his best. He just has very basic race craft. Maybe the new team can put some resources into sharpening him up. For him to be an F2 champion, he has to have something going for him outside of having the best setup car. Don't get me wrong, I know Russel is better, but these guys are humans. Some will have off days and some will have unbeatable days.

Mercedes put out a cheeky little 3d animated meme on the social media as if to say the W14 is going to scare everyone. They seem very confident in what they have worked on. The lack of humility is suggestive.

All Mick has got, is his last name.
Look at his F2 champion season stats, 0 pole positions, only 2 wins, only 2 fastest laps, he is the only F2 champion to win the championship in the final round, with the smallest ever point margin. He really isn't what everyone is hyping him to be

[chrisc90]

They did the same last year though, and it was a complete flop.

[Chuckjr]

What are the chances of another tyre mix-up in that scenario?

I think Mick has pace when at his best. He just has very basic race craft. Maybe the new team can put some resources into sharpening him up. For him to be an F2 champion, he has to have something going for him outside of having the best setup car. Don't get me wrong, I know Russel is better, but these guys are humans. Some will have off days and some will have unbeatable days.

Mercedes put out a cheeky little 3d animated meme on the social media as if to say the W14 is going to scare everyone. They seem very confident in what they have worked on. The lack of humility is suggestive.

All Mick has got, is his last name.
Look at his F2 champion season stats, 0 pole positions, only 2 wins, only 2 fastest laps, he is the only F2 champion to win the championship in the final round, with the smallest ever point margin. He really isn't what everyone is hyping him to be

100% agree Holm86. He got the position for the ad money he brings in for his last name.

[chrisc90]

I think Mick has pace when at his best. He just has very basic race craft. Maybe the new team can put some resources into sharpening him up. For him to be an F2 champion, he has to have something going for him outside of having the best setup car. Don't get me wrong, I know Russel is better, but these guys are humans. Some will have off days and some will have unbeatable days.

Mercedes put out a cheeky little 3d animated meme on the social media as if to say the W14 is going to scare everyone. They seem very confident in what they have worked on. The lack of humility is suggestive.

All Mick has got, is his last name.
Look at his F2 champion season stats, 0 pole positions, only 2 wins, only 2 fastest laps, he is the only F2 champion to win the championship in the final round, with the smallest ever point margin. He really isn't what everyone is hyping him to be

100% agree Holm86. He got the position for the ad money he brings in for his last name.

More than likely. But good to see him still remain in F1.

But I cant help but think....if you mentioned the name Schumacher to virtually anyone, they would immediately think of Ferrari.

[AR3-GP]

All Mick has got, is his last name.
Look at his F2 champion season stats, 0 pole positions, only 2 wins, only 2 fastest laps, he is the only F2 champion to win the championship in the final round, with the smallest ever point margin. He really isn't what everyone is hyping him to be

100% agree Holm86. He got the position for the ad money he brings in for his last name.

More than likely. But good to see him still remain in F1.

But I cant help but think....if you mentioned the name Schumacher to virtually anyone, they would immediately think of Ferrari.

Well I think the first thought is "Michael" when you hear "Schumacher". Which is why the name is so lucrative

[chrisc90]

100% agree Holm86. He got the position for the ad money he brings in for his last name.

More than likely. But good to see him still remain in F1.

But I cant help but think....if you mentioned the name Schumacher to virtually anyone, they would immediately think of Ferrari.

Well I think the first thought is "Michael" when you hear "Schumacher". Which is why the name is so lucrative

So then what would your second thought be?

[AR3-GP]

More than likely. But good to see him still remain in F1.

But I cant help but think....if you mentioned the name Schumacher to virtually anyone, they would immediately think of Ferrari.

Well I think the first thought is "Michael" when you hear "Schumacher". Which is why the name is so lucrative

So then what would your second thought be?

okay well then it's Ferrari

I was just emphasizing that the power of his name, is because you think about Michael.

[atanatizante]

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Maybe RB are using some kind of AI or super computer or something.

For sure Exxon-Mobile received a little help from Oracle`s A.I. programs just to verify those tenths of millions of fuel formulas which needed to be tested in order to reach the best one regarding peak power output vs consumption.

I can assure you of this from my professional point of view explained in more detail here:

viewtopic.php?p=1107257#p1107257

Exxon Mobil didn't make the fuel. Honda did: https://jp.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-20 ... /10413347/

This article says that they developed the 2021 F1 fuel that was carbon-neutral, which was way ahead of what F1 decided to use 100% carbon-neutral fuel in 2026.

In 2021 the F1 fuel had to have a mandatory 5.75% ethanol. Having said that I just picked one statement from the above article: "We made e-methane with hydrogen produced using renewable electricity, the inedible part of plants, and this time from the carbon of wood biomass." E-methane is a different compound than ethanol, and you don't need a degree in chemistry to know that. (For your information, the former is a synthetic aka man-made type of methane and the latter is just alcohol).

Then, on the other hand, I`ve just put below a picture depicted from that article to see what company is written on those barrels. You have to Google it to see who owns that company ...



The same guy said also that they made in Japan a "high-performance component" that is used to improve the output of the F1 engine by "increasing the efficiency through raising the compression ratio". Then he said, I quote: "I can do it 100%. Technically, there is no problem at all. However, we have to make a lot of it, so it is not possible in Japan."

[SuperCNJ]

They did the same last year though, and it was a complete flop.

I'm thinking the same. They ought to be more humble in my view. I always get the feeling that the culture in Merc's social media department doesn't quite align with the rest of the team which generally seems more modest.

[Holm86]

They did the same last year though, and it was a complete flop.

I'm thinking the same. They ought to be more humble in my view. I always get the feeling that the culture in Merc's social media department doesn't quite align with the rest of the team which generally seems more modest.

To be fair, last year had a lot of unknown variables, this year the regulations are relatively stable.
And if they had been able the run their car as intended last year, I think they'd be much more competetive.

But I could also see that animation as a return to "the darkside" going back to black. There have been other hints at a return to the black livery, and politics aside, I personally think the black and turquoise looks better together than silver and turquoise.